<b>A grandfather has completed a half marathon in Antarctica, the seventh continent he has run on.</b><p>Doug Richards, from Redditch, Worcestershire, who will be 70 this year, took on the 13.2m (21km) run on Friday in temperatures of -3C.<p>He said it was "brutal but scenic" with the weather throwing …

IFEROUANE, Niger (AP) — Tuaregs in northern Niger are hoping to draw tourists back to the region by putting their traditional dances, music poetry and camel races on display.<p>Despite concerns about Islamic extremism throughout the Sahel region in West Africa, organizers recently hosted more than …

Several people were injured after a strong tornado reportedly ripped through a city in southern Italy on Monday.<p>The twister caused several shop and street signs to fall into the streets of Caserta, including a Burger King sign that crushed several cars, Castera News reported.<p>The worst hit areas …

Archaeologists have long suspected that modified skulls in German burials belonged to the Huns. Now genetic evidence may confirm it.<p>During the Migration Age (ca. 300-700 A.D.), "barbarian" groups like the Goths and Vandals roved around Europe, nibbling away at the declining Roman Empire and …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia — All is well now between the United States and Africa with the visit of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the chairman of the African Union commission said Thursday as he received the top U.S. diplomat.<p>Tillerson is on a five-nation tour that began in Ethi­o­pia with a visit …